Position

Associate Professor, lecturer and Unit of Study coordinator, Vet Parasitology

Address

McMaster building B14, Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006
Ph. 02-93513102
Mob 0417-017213
Email david.emery@camden.usyd.edu.au

Research interests

• Mucosal immunobiology and vaccination
• Immunoparasitology
• Functional genomics of disease resistance/ susceptibility

Qualifications

BVSc.(Hons1), BSc(Vet) (Hons1), PhD

Ten Most Significant Publications

EUGUI E.M., EMERY D.L. 1981.  Genetically‑restricted cell‑mediated cytotoxicity in cattle immune to Theileria parva (East Coast fever). Nature, 290, 251‑254. (First study identifying the protective immune response to Theileria parva- cited 81)

EMERY D.L.1981. Adoptive transfer of immunity to infection with Theileria parva (East Coast fever) between cattle twins. Res. Vet. Sci., 30, 364‑367. (First adoptive transfer of immunity in outbred animals- cited 28)

EMERY D.L. EUGUI E.M., NELSON R.T., TENYWA T. 1981. Cell‑mediated immune responses to Theileria parva (East Coast fever) during immunization and lethal infections in cattle. Immunology,  43, 323‑336. (Key second CTL study in Theileria to prove existence of CTL in vivo and follow generation Cited 61)

MORRISON W.I., BUSCHER G., MURRAY M., EMERY D.L., MASAKE R.A., COOK R.H., WELLS P.W. 1981. Theileria parva : kinetics of infection in the lymphoid system of cattle. Exp. Parasitol., 52, 248‑260. (foundation study of disease pathogenesis – cited 34)

BARRY J.D., EMERY D.L. 1984. Parasite development and host responses during the establishment of Trypanosoma brucei infection transmitted by tsetse fly. Parasitology, 88, 67‑84. (First study showing outpacing of host by trypanosome antigen variation in vivo- cited 32)

EMERY D.L., VAUGHAN J.A., CLARK B.L., DUFTY J.H., STEWART D.J. 1985. Cultural characteristics and virulence of strains of Fusobacterium necrophorum isolated from the feet of cattle and sheep. Aust. Vet. J., 62, 43‑46. (First study identifying production of leukotoxin with virulence in foot abscess- cited 29)  

ELLIS, JA., DAVIS, WC., MACHUGH, ND., EMERY D.L., KAUSHAL A., MORRISON W.I. 1988. Differentiation antigens on bovine mononuclear phagocytes identified by monoclonal antibodies. Vet. Immunol. Immunopath., 19, 325‑340. (First definitive analysis of bovine antigen-presenting cells- cited 61)

EMERY D.L., ROTHEL J.S., WOOD P.R. 1990. Influence of antigens and adjuvants on the production of gamma‑interferon and antibody by ovine lymphocytes. Immunol. Cell Biol., 68, 127‑136. (Key study relating g-IFN production with adjuvant activity [without antigen] and TH-1 responses: cited 35)

McCLURE S.J., EMERY D.L., WAGLAND B.M., JONES W.O. (1992). A serial study of rejection of Trichostrongylus colubriformis by immune sheep. Int. J. Parasitol., 22, 227‑234. (Foundation study of sequential immunity to Trichostrongylus in sheep identifying acute mechanisms- cited 66)

EMERY D.L.,  WAGLAND B.M. 1991. Vaccines against gastrointestinal nematode parasites of livestock. Parasitology Today, 7,347-349. (An early review outlining the current state of vaccines linked to vaccine delivery- cited 41)

Currently Held Grants

Analysis of sheep-Haemonchus relationship- MLA (GINTIP) (AHW024)
Characterisation of critical genes in the sheep/Haemonchus relationship (MLA-AWI)
Reduced antibiotic usage in pigs herds (ARC)